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Naugural Rolex TP52 Global Championship

March 1, 2006

International yacht racing at its highest, most competitive level comes to Miami for the 2006 Rolex TP52 Global Championship. Set for March 7-12 during Acura Miami Race Week, the inaugural championship welcomes a fleet representing England, Ireland, Hong Kong and the U.S, abounding with the world’s top sailors from the America’s Cup and Olympics. The racing series consists of short windward/leeward and longer, offshore races that will take the fleet to the Bahamas and back.

DAVE ULLMAN ON PEGASUS RACING WINS KEY WEST RACE WEEK

January 20, 2006

20 January 2006, Key West, FL • Congratulations go to Dave Ullman aboard Pegasus 505, one of three Pegasus racing yachts on the Melges 24 course. Ullman won the 2006 ACURA Melges 24 Key West Race Week division four points ahead of Chris Rast at the helm for Franco Rossini on Blu Moon and nine…

Pegasus Wins St. Francis Perpetual Trophy

September 19, 2005

– St. Francis Yacht Club There were 103 boats racing in four IRC and five one-design classes at the Rolex Big Boat Series on San Francisco Bay, and they got what they came for. Although much of the regatta was sailed in wind of under 20 knots, it was full breeze-on for the two races…

Pegasus Wins Waikiki Offshore Series

WAIKIKI OFFSHORE SERIES Michael Roth | August 8, 2005

The 2005 Waikiki Offshore Series finished Saturday with two windward leeward races off Waikiki. The medium trade winds and small seas were a welcome relief from the 8 – 12 foot seas and 35+ kts winds that challenged the racers all week.

Pegasus Racing wins 29er Worlds

July 10, 2005

Australia’s Jacqui Bonnitcha and Euan McNicol have taken out the 29er World Championship that was sailed on San Francisco Bay this past week.

Pegasus Racing Wins 18ft VelamareSkiff Cup!!!!!

June 12, 2005

‘Pegasus Racing’ made this regatta their own by winning the two final races of the series yesterday afternoon (Friday). The emphatic nature of their victory was all the more remarkable for the fact that they won five of the ten races in the series. Howie and Mike, from southern California, have won the world title…

‘Eat My Wake’

Forbes Life | Daniel Fisher | February 28, 2005

It was the moment every parent dreads. Philippe Kahn watched, crestfallen, as his son committed a transgression so grave, so obvious, that he had no choice but to administer drastic punishment.

‘SHARK ATTACK’

18ft SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIP | Frank Quealey | February 16, 2005

-SSANGYONG JJ GILTINAN 18ft SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIP 15-year-old American sailor Samuel ‘Shark’ Khan will become the youngest person ever to skipper an 18ft Skiff when he lines up on Saturday in the first heat of the JJ Giltinan (world) Championship on Sydney Harbour. ‘Shark’ will skipper ‘Pegasus Racing’ against the world’s best skiff sailors. Although new…

Victory For Pegasus Racing at Key West Race Week 2005!

January 21, 2005

– International Melges 24 Class Association INTERNATIONAL MELGES 24 CLASS ASSOCIATION The final day of Melges 24 racing was nothing short of fantastic with Bill Hardesty at the helm for Philippe Kahn on Pegasus 575 taking home the title of Key West Race Week Melges 24 Champion! On board with Hardesty was 2004 Olympic Gold…

Tough Love in the Kahn-test; Sherratt’s Steadfast in First

Royal Canadian Yacht Club Rich Roberts | September 23, 2004

Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 22, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Thursday’s weather: Wind SE 0-7 knots.Friday’s forecast: Wind S 8-10 knots. Tough Love in the Kahn-test; Sherratt’s Steadfast in First…

Shark Makes It Unsafe for Mumm 30s on the Water

Royal Canadian Yacht Club Rich Roberts | September 22, 2004

Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 22, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Wednesday’s weather: Wind 10-12-7 knots, SW-S.Thursday’s forecast: Wind 5-10 knots. Shark Makes It Unsafe for Mumm 30s on the Water…

Father First, Son Fourth in Bell Mumm 30 Worlds Kahn-test

Royal Canadian Yacht Club Rich Roberts | September 21, 2004

Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 21, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Tuesday’s weather: Wind 10-14-8 knots, S-SW.Wednesday’s forecast: Wind 15 dropping to 10. Father First, Son (15) Fourth in Bell Mumm…

Bell Joins Mumm 30s for 8th World Championship in Toronto

Royal Canadian Yacht Club September 14, 2004

Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 14, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Bell Joins Mumm 30s for 8th World Championship in Toronto TORONTO, Canada—Take it from Nelson Stephenson, the Mumm 30s have…

Can Kahn Plan End U.S. Medal Drought?

Rich Roberts | September 2, 2004

By Rich Roberts For the world’s only superpower, it wasn’t like splitting with Lithuania in basketball or not even qualifying in baseball – after all, we invented those sports – but what did you think of the medal count for American Olympic sailors? Is it, hey, weren’t our two medal successes wonderful? As 1992 silver…

Big Melges line-up in Sweden

August 8, 2004

–Yachting World, August 4 2004 A total of 83 Melges 24 crews from 14 nations and three continents are making their way to Marstrand, Sweden to compete in the 2004 Melges 24 World Championship from 9-13 August. Crews from as far afield as Australia and California will join the top European teams for what promises…

Harken/Team McLube Interview with Philippe Kahn

Harken McLube Harken/McLube: | May 16, 2004

Harken/McLube: What first attracted you to competitive sailing?

Dutchman flies to Farr 40 Victory at Key West, Shark Wins Again, But France’s Col Collects Melges 24 Title

January 23, 2004

Samual “Shark” Kahn, the current world champion, won four of nine races
and led most of the week.

Pegasus Racing has strong showing at Key West Race Week

January 23, 2004

With only five points separating Col and second placed Shark Kahn it was still wide open going into this final race and the spectator boats were out in force to watch them fight it out.

Pegasus Racing and Shark Still Leading On Day Three In Key West

January 21, 2004

Pegasus Racing and Shark
Still Leading On Day Three In Key West
It was a day of ups and downs in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West today. The breeze was much shiftier and lighter than on the first two days and the change in conditions really put the sailors to the test.

Shark Leads Philippe In The Kahn Family/Pegasus Racing Key West Battle

January 20, 2004

Day two at Terra Nova Trading Key West provided the Melges 24 fleet with two more beautiful races. The battle between father and son Philippe and Shark Kahn cranked up a notch today and with four races completed the fourteen year old Shark now leads his father by 8 points.

Pegasus Racing and Philippe Kahn Leads On Day One In Key West

January 19, 2004

The fifty-eight strong Melges 24 fleet opened their regatta at Terra Nova Trading Key West with two excellent races today. The only disappointment of the day was the weather, which failed to delivery the traditional Key West sunshine until mid afternoon and instead brought overcast skies and light showers.

Pegasus Racing and Shark Bites!

October 17, 2003

Fourteen year old Samuel “Shark” Kahn sailed into the record books today becoming the youngest person ever to win a Melges 24 World title and probably the youngest open international class world champion as well.

All Change On Day Four In San Francisco

October 16, 2003

Today’s two races brought thrills and spills as Melges and Kahn both found themselves down in the cheap seats for a change. After yesterday’s shifts the wind was rock steady at 225 and racing got underway at lunch time in 6 knots, which increased to around 16 knots by the end of race eight.

Two More Bullets For Harry Melges On Day Three

October 15, 2003

15 October 2003 – Harry Melges showed blistering speed on day three at the Audi Melges 24 World Championships in San Francisco to take two further bullets. Although very happy with his result Melges by no means had it all his own way and today’s racing was fast, furious and incredibly close. Melges’ nearest rival for the Championship, fourteen year old Shark Kahn, kept up an incredibly consistent performance posting a third and second leaving him trailing by just five points after six of the ten scheduled races.

Harry Melges Still Leading By Three Points After Day Two

October 14, 2003

14 October 2003 – After two more tough races at the Audi Melges 24 World Championships in San Francisco Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, is still hanging onto his overall lead although fourteen year old Shark Kahn is giving him plenty to worry about and is now only 3 points behind him. “It was a good day but we missed a few opportunities and I don’t think we were quite as fast. I think some of the others found some speed today so it was tough.” commented Harry Melges after racing.